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David, Gary McCord�s facial hair is starting to resemble a Billy goat on steroids.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Anne Quinn Ulseth Minneapolis The politicians may dub it Billygate, but poor Jimmy ends up being the Billy goat.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
From Billy Whiskers The Autobiography of a Goat by Fry, W. H.
Don't ye know a fine Billy goat is a nice thing to have in the family?
From Billy Whiskers The Autobiography of a Goat by Fry, W. H.
Can't you picture the surprise on their faces when they looked down the well and discovered a big Billy goat as well as the dog and cat they had followed?
From Billy Whiskers' Adventures by Hawthorne, Paul
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